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[–]Tiwaking 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Ukrainian troops killed defending Snake Island to be honored as heroes

Thirteen Ukrainian border guards who were killed after refusing to surrender tiny Snake Island in the Black Sea to a Russian warship will receive the honor "Hero of Ukraine," President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Thursday.

Battle of Snake Island

According to audio shared by Ukrayinska Pravda, when the Russian cruiser identified itself and instructed the Ukrainian soldiers to surrender, or else be fired upon, their response was 'Go fuck yourself, Russian warship' (Russian: 'Русский военный корабль, иди на хуй', romanized: Russkiy voyennyy korabl', idi na khuy).[5][6]

Units involved State Border Guard[1]
Russian Navy

Black Sea Fleet Strength 13 border guards
1 missile cruiser

Moskva (Flagship of Black Sea Fleet)[1] 1 patrol ship

Vasily Bykov[1]

[–]jet199 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Seeing stuff like this all over.

https://twitter.com/nolanwpeterson/status/1496867212711260162

https://twitter.com/NatashaBertrand/status/1497002951512051712?t=pOrhMubdFPb8zNDuc4DJ_A&s=19

The Russians are in big trouble if they are fighting a local force which basically doesn't care if they get killed fighting.

Because most Russia soliders aren't there with any great purpose in mind so after the 100th Russian speaking grandma has told them to lay down and die they might start to think it's not worth it.

https://twitter.com/ukraine_world/status/1496866811110834176

Edit: Here's another https://twitter.com/visegrad24/status/1497136374369116171?t=gGGfvRM7kAndX8Sh-EudNA&s=19

[–]Tiwaking 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

jet199 2 insightful - 1 fun - 4 hours ago* Seeing stuff like this all over.

Edit: Here's another https://twitter.com/visegrad24/status/1497136374369116171?t=gGGfvRM7kAndX8Sh-EudNA&s=19

Героям слава!!!

[–]Tiwaking 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

13 українських прикордонників загинули... Вічна їм пам’ять!
Cпочивай з миром Герої острів Зміїний

Як умру, то поховайте

Мене на могилі,

Серед степу широкого

На Вкраїні милій: